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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chih-Hung Yen, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Alok Warey, Novi, MI (US);
Kuo-Huey Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Birmingham, MI (US);
Shailendra Kaushik, Novi, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system of a vehicle comprising: i) a plurality of adjustable aerodynamic control devices associated with the vehicle; ii) a fuel economy sensor configured to determine a first fuel economy measurement; and iii) an aerodynamic device controller module configured to adjust a first one of the plurality of adjustable aerodynamic control devices and to receive from the fuel economy sensor a second fuel economy measurement. The aerodynamic device controller module stores in an onboard database state information corresponding to settings of the plurality of adjustable aerodynamic control devices if the second fuel economy measurement is an improvement over the first fuel economy measurement.